Move Ya Body: The Birth of House with filmmakers
Schedule
Thu, 28 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Coolidge Corner Theatre | Brookline, MA
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Featuring a post-film Q&A with director Elegance Bratton and producer Chester Algernal Gordon, moderated by Joseph V. Porter of The Theatre OffensiveOut of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.
In the chaos of Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, a teenage usher named Vince Lawrence witnessed the fiery backlash against disco—a sound that defined freedom and pride. Undeterred by the hostility, Vince used his earnings to buy a synthesizer, setting in motion a journey that would change music forever.
Venturing into the underground sanctuary of The Warehouse, where Frankie Knuckles spun revolutionary sounds, Vince teamed up with Jesse Saunders to form Z Factor, a scrappy collective of visionaries who captured the pulse of Chicago’s underground on wax. Their track, On and On, became the first recorded house music anthem, sparking a movement that transformed a local DIY culture into a global phenomenon.
From those gritty Chicago streets to festival stages worldwide, Vince’s story is an electrifying testament to how a dream, born in the ashes of rejection, ignited a genre that continues to unite and liberate people across the globe.
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Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St,Brookline, Massachusetts, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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